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Unread 06-10-2016, 20:18
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Re: Possibility of a flying object?

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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol View Post
Then there's this: https://flybrix.com/

Note, "Limited Availability". Nuff said.
This. Is. Awesome! But...

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Originally Posted by roboruler View Post
Perhaps that is because they busy filling a big order for a company with 5 meaningful letters in it's name.

In reality this is a really stupid product, like $189 for what is basically a $30 Chinese drone with a LEGO frame.
...I somewhat agree. It's not really stupid, IMO, just overpriced. There are special LEGO bricks to hold the motors(maybe why they're so expensive?), but you could get a cheap Chinese drone and just rebuild it out of LEGO. Though the kit does make it easier, but not worth nearly $200.

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Originally Posted by Ceering View Post
Maybe the flying objects could be 2 "blimps" that launch down zip lines at the end of the game, dropping bonus balls/object/whatever. It could be cool. Or maybe push your own blimp to the end of the zip-line or something.
I Apologize in advance for my horrible drawing I did in 2 minutes.
I think you might be on to something. The opposing corner objects look familiar(FTC). But I think(at least, I hope) the minibots, if they exist, will actually fly. Possibly with balloons or helicopters/drones with protected rotors. Or maybe some sort of short-distance plane...wait. I think I've got it! It will be one of those gliders that you charge and throw, with a capacitor to run the prop, but it only lasts for a few seconds. Something done in the regular game will "fuel" these planes, and then they'll be launched during endgame. Score will be determined by distance, max height, and/or flight duration.
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